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Tyrone, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in Tyrone Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Camp Meeker quadrangle.

Tyrone within Sonoma County

Then and now

1943 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tyrone, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Tyrone, surveyed 1943

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

381 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 381 fires within 5 miles of Tyrone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined157
Equipment and vehicle use65
Debris and open burning60
Recreation and ceremony26
Arson/incendiarism24
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Smoking15
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Natural4
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVISTA
8 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitONE SIXTEEN
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitNEIDEAU
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARMSTRONG
7 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRIVERSIDE DR GUERNEVIL 4
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSIRI
6 September 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGRATON
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRIVER RD GUERNEVILLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Tyrone: 11 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Altamont Copper GroupMercury, CopperOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGarnetUnknown
AltamontCopperOccurrence
AltamontCopper, MercuryUnknown
Unnamed LocationMercuryOccurrence
Bohan & CanelisSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Raineys Ready-MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Siri & King Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Burl Howell QuarryStoneUnknown
Clar QuarryStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Sonoma County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Monte Rio1.2 miles16
Alliance Redwood1.8 miles20
Northwood1.8 miles16
Northwood Lodge1.9 miles20
Northwood Heights2.1 miles20
Villa Grande2.1 miles16
Sheridan2.2 miles16
Edendale2.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660069. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.